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PLANTS

Hairy sedge

Carex lacustris

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Hairy sedge, photo 1 of 5
Hairy sedge, In flower
Hairy sedge, In fruit
1.5 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 126 observations of Hairy sedge in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie37
  2. Montérégie24
  3. Outaouais21
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  6. Capitale-Nationale5
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  9. Laurentides3
  10. Laval2
  11. Lanaudière2
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Montréal2
  14. Côte-Nord2
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Mauricie1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Northwest Territory sedgeCarex utriculata
Blister sedgeCarex vesicaria
Hairy-fruit sedgeCarex trichocarpa
Upright sedgeCarex stricta
Woolly sedgeCarex pellita
Wheat sedgeCarex atherodes
TOXIC
Sweet-flagAcorus americanus
Stalk-grain sedgeCarex stipata
Longhair sedgeCarex comosa
Water sedgeCarex aquatilis